Viraj Naik

Viraj Naik
, Sacred Elephant , 2006 , Etching , 11" x 15"

Viraj Naik
, Observer , 2006 , Etching , 11" x 15"

Naik was born in Goa in 1975. He completed his Bachelor’s degree in painting from the Goa College of Art in 1998, and later, his Master’s degree from the University of Hyderabad in 2000. He has held several solo shows, the most recent ones being, hosted at Travancore Palace by Gallerie Nvya, New Delhi, in 2007 Pundole Art Gallery, Mumbai, in 2007 Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, in 2006 and Museum Gallery, Mumbai, in 2004. Some of the artist’s group shows include ‘The Scared’, presented by Galleria at Museum Gallery, Mumbai, in 2008 ‘Meandering Membranes’, presented by Empire Art and the Shrine Gallery, New Delhi, at The Taj Bengal, Kolkata, in 2007 ‘Reading Paint’, Gallery Soul Flower, Bangkok, in 2007 and ‘Inaugural Show’, at the Guild Gallery, New York, in 2006.
In 2001, Naik received the Young Artists Scholarship from the Ministry of Culture, and, in 2005, won the Silver Medal at the Anvantika Awards, New Delhi.
Vasant Viraj Naik lives and works in Goa.